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W 6 "What is the difference between I visit and a visitation l'" "Well, when your pretty young sister comes to In as that's a visit. When your mum coma and stays a month that's a yin-non." nuisance and often a menace to SO- ciety. and little or nothing is done to help them. They sometimes try desperately to break oe, but what hope in the presence of the open bar- room and the treating custom? The physician is not allowed to send them to any institution unless he is very rkh. There is neither hope nor help for him till he becomes insane or coll»l nits a crime. But what caused this! diseased condition? "The cum cause-l leas shall not come." Statistics gen. orally point to a drinking father or grandfather. He was probably ignor- ant of the fact that his drinking would injure his children and grand- children. Then, for God's sake help us to spread this truth far and wide that the sins of drinking parents are visit- ed on the children and grandchildren. ' H. ARNorr, M.B., M.C.P.S. ‘ It is a serious reflection on our civilization that there is no provision made for this class, most of them the victims of the license system. We see such men going down for years. wasting their substance in drink, heg- garing their families and becoming a nuisance and often a menu-p m an. empathic laboratory of the Chicago Municipal Court. Judge Olson of the Court says. "We have yet to find the that case of the kind where there is not a tendency to epilepsy, dementia pram-ox, manic. depressive insanity, or feeble mindedness." All this means that the man who frequently gets drunk is of unsound mind and should be so treated. In Kansas they send chronic 'lrunkardg to an asylum for, the insane. In Ohio they have an in-“ stitution to whoch the habitual drunk- ', ttrd may be sent by the judge on ap-i plication by the friends until he is; considered cured. I knew a clever young man who went to an asylum, and begged the Superintendent to) take him in for a year till he would; have a chance to break off. There are: many such pitiful cases for which there is no provision made, in spite. of the revenue from the traffic that ""uttes it. I chopathic laboratory Municipal Court. Ju Court says. "We hay first case of the kin Ine Literary Digest. September 18, 1915, has an article, the first sentence of uhich reads, "The impulse to drunkenness is disease." After point- ing out that men drink for various reasuns. it says that those who "drink to get drunk are abnormal; they are diseased." This fact has been brought out distinctly in the psy- =.K_-__act, ' ' ' - _ The Literary Ditre 1915, has an article. of which reads, "' drunkenness is diam: was. therefore, a sound strut make every German advance 0 men and at the same time u German commerce from the a has been said that an army l on its belly. There are no tions so far of any failure of 5 either food or ammunition, f German army. But it cannot while the people starve. Such a if a Government were inl :‘llllilgh to pursue it, would m Since the em win by a rapid ine, it has been was likely to be was. therefore, l " " " "RIVES MAN' To DRINK supplies out of Germany itself futile to boast of military vi to talk of Moltkeism versus ' ism. while the great storehou the neutral nations are burr the sea power of the enemm “mum to pursue it, would mean re- olution. Unless. therefore, the cries f distress that now come from Ger, many are insincere, which is hardly masonuble supposition, the country a now in a perilous eondition--one but must have a great, perhaps a de- ”mining influence upon the military itumion in the near future. wnen annmilen Harden. of the Zn- kunft, admits that the German peo- ple are in distress, all the explana- tions of mere providence for future needs have a hollow sound. "Can we hold out.'" asks the Neue Zeitung, of Strassburg. Such a question must tstrike a chill to a nation which has been t M again and attain that defeat is impossible. Of what avail is it to hold the western front, to take Poland and press far into Rumin, to endeav- ', or to force a road to Constantinople, if the ring of enemies ran keep all supplies out of Germany itself? It is Th, co frankly is something of tery. But when the Fr: Zeitung says that "the ninist of things certainly provides for laughter,” and explains t ine hatred of England by t when Maximilen Harden, of kunft, admits that the Gen ple are in distress, all the tions of mere Drnvillnnt-n c... "nae is, moreover, direct evidence that the situation is more alarming than the German Government would have the world believe. Why the newspapers are allowed under a strict censorship to reveal the facts "A f___LI . - an. attempt to starve Germany was being made by the blockade of the German ports; a “hunger war" the Germans call it. Since the cutting off of the enemy’s supplies has than been regarded " s legitimate feature of warfare, the extremity of the bit.. terness against the blockader Btttr- Wests that in this case the work has been done successfully. ff the British submarines have really gained that control of the Baltic which is credited to them, so that intercourse with Sweden is seriously interrupted, there might easily be something approach- ing famine among large classes of tlte, German people. The reference to the , Potato crop is not reassurino I --. u.- wuuallmptlon rather severely. But such n coune is certain to arouse discontent, and a Government would hardly venture upon it were it not in- perative. If, u is said, the means of subsistence for the civilian pom].- tion are just as abundant " they have been for the last fourteen months, why should such rigid rules be pro- mulgated? The excuse for the Zep- pelin raids on England has been that an attempt to starve Germany was being made by the blockade of the German ports; a “hunger war" the Germans call it. Since the cutting off of the enemv'n mum‘- c, ' --"""'-"V - the recent orders warding the food supply signify an actual unity He not altogether convincing. It may be merely the part of wisdom to re- itrict consumption rather monk. RB., . NOTES AND COMMENTS; There is, ofrieiat far of any failgrg- oi-guBBIies; ,,-_.-.‘.. all“ bat in this case the work he: ne successfully. lf the British ines have really trained that of the Baltic which is credited I, so that intercourse with is seriously interrupted, there :35in be something approach- Line among large classes of the people. The reference to the Prop is not reassuring. ya that "the sinister Sigh certain}y provides no food ' moreover, direct a aumElnlng or a mys- when the Frankfurter 4theism versus Mahan- great storehouse, of atinns are barred by of the enemy. ammunition, for the But it cannot be fed [ starve. Such a policy, ml; were inhumane res of Germany to stroke came to noth- plain that the war one of endurance. It Ind explains the grow; England by this fart; sound strategy to an advance costly in ame time to sweep an army marches military victories, "-="-ut"-e-"Crre-rer-'"..rtte, ommemsI ------- m Gummy anti radius the food; I tual scarcity are cine. It may be wisdom to re-, . ther severe] .5 32min frs CT.'? ' Nosed-- seas indica- There are butterflies. y Patrons of cream gathering cream. F eries frequently complain of the vari- _ ations which occur in the percentage of fat no revealed by the test of the ,cream delivered from time to time. These variations have given rise to imore or less dissatisfaction on the ipart of the patrons, and have been :the cause of unnecessary friction be-.' ltween them and the managers of, ‘creameries. A series of tests and: [experiments bearing on this point! ihave recently been completed by thel lBranch of the Dairy and Cold Storage! (Commissioner of the Department of , Agriculture, at Ottawa, and the re- lsults obtained are published in Cir- cular No. 14 of that Branch. It is desirable that creamery patrons should know the results of these ex- _ periments. Managers of creameries l may apply for and secure from the l Publications Branch. Department of 1 Agriculture, Ottawa, sudBeient copies I to supply each patron. Individual copies will be sent to those who apply , for them. It Sitting in a chair or reclining on a lounge is not the most restful posi- tion, though it does ease certain por- tions of the anatomy. But why leave others strained? If a person must stand much, the best rest is obtained by lying for a few minutes on the back, with the feet higher than the head. This eases strain on the over- taxed leg muscles and those of the feet also. If you are ever obliged to sit with wet feet, take the preeaution of a hot bath at night with a little turpentine and green soap in the water. Sitting in a chair or reclining on a Salt sniffed into the nose in the early morning, and the mouth, then washed out with warm water, cures catarrh. White of em: for an invalid may be mixed with lemon, orange or grape juice. Always have the tbvohrserved to a sick person spotlessly clean and fresh. Vinegar and granulated sugar will stop hieeouehs. A glass of hot milk taken before retiring will induce sleep. Probably no old-age manner of liv- ing ever equalled for balance and ef- fieieney that of the early men and wo- men of this country, who so persist- ently kept abreast of all weathers, and worked so much of the time out- doors.--Youth's Companion. The breaking winter gives severe tests and added risks to the well-be.. ing of the old, but a large part of the dread and disaster of the season is due to the neglect and weakening of the old standard defences. The all-covering snow and enlock- ing frost are treacherous agents that give bark ut the first warmth of spring the aeeuinuiated disease-fos- tering refuse of a season. Early and repeated cleaning of yards, cellars and outbuildings may prevent sick- ness. the fireside when the tingling frost is waiting just outside to bring a healthy glow to their faces. Keep their rooms well aired and not too warm, especially at night. Break the increasing monotony of diet, usual in the country, as the win- tee wanes, with occasional fresh If the old people of the family are feeble, it is the duty of the younger members of the household to lead them forth on pleasant walks, and to see that they do not stay too close to the fireside when the tingling (met l. ll tNO SEI'ARATOR CREAM ahout." They will take deeper breaths, the blood will clear out con- gested areas, stiffened arteries will strengthen, digestion improve, and the defensive heat-adiustink mechanism keep in training. The aged who can- not get outdoors can find benefit in walking and stretching in rooms that are being aired, or on roofs and bal- conies. _ "*“d "'1'" ... "I the weather they will be heartened by their own dauntlessness. cheered by praise of it at wayside greetings, and strengthened with the feeling of do- ing something and of being "out and about." They will take deeper .._-_.L" .. .. . .._ _ - The first snow of winter brings 'ii',:".,:"..:":::'"::',;.::),,,.:-)",,",':?,","!'.' t pleasant memories, and satisfaction 'liitiiiii3ll. s in the warmth and protection of the "Ct.'.::;:'.,:',';?:,' a house. Then gradually, as the long: $ail a weeks pass. physical movement dim-l . t inishes, and life shrinks a little in the! . g I mind and in the heart. Some measure l Fi'ikl 3 of depression comes on, and the) 95-9“ , 15, ' body, in response, reacts downward: I "ip. ' into lowered vitality. Sedentary habm a its increasingly prevail; ventilation tl . . L often neglected, temperatures within 'Ct , the house are too high, and neither! #?r:d, rooms nor inmates get sunlight, V _ enough; consequently dust and germs. () increase. Then come the thaws and! the sudden release of decaying re-I SIB ARC fuse, the sharp freeze and the north: Chief or the ‘wind in the night. Old age lacks re-} 'Headqum 'scrves of resistance. Every moder-l ---- --- ‘ate shock or change brings increasing] reaction. Many of the shocks may THE 1 he avoided. Many others, however,’ must be met. and the best defence is} Pleasing Va maintained resistance and a trained! hardihood against which the inevit-l, The wealth 01 able weather or trouble will buffet _iftas in afterno harmlessly and go its way. That ' this season, W condition can be gained by keepiney'optwhat bewild atop of the season, unretreating and! Of course the t more alive in more directions, as day same, this is out by day the winter advances. liort's dictates, but As both prevention and cure, walk- 1 ber of ways that ing comes first in value. Old people details effective] should walk, in occupation preferably; mands of one's I but it is, of course , better to walk 'shows are becom merely for exercise than to stay in- (women in general doors. If they are rarely kept in Lyleyent. The dainl the weather their will M has.--“ I... ! nu. "inn...“ .. ter," is an eoirression-that we often heir, and that is really expressive. It is not too early for old people who live in the north temperate clime to Prepare for the trying times of Inte February and March and early April. "Pulling through another win- 20,0.00 digegent AP1sr.a..d Kauai-3 the Old Folks Well. Health Notes, HEALTH , and with "M. van w We have become short street suit a: carried to the arr: satisfactory thc:: : cially with the V0,'CY skirt. We have be j One in talking of fashions Mum (speak again and attain of fur-it is (ii; absolutely necessary to gown and ;suit that every imaginable animal 1 that has a furry pelt, is being utilized, and the furriers are reaping wonder- ful harvests. Among the moet popu- lar furs for trimming purposes are beaver, E al, and krimmer. The dark blue serge is smartened with a touch of natural gray krimmer, and the sa- tin finished broadcloth is enriched by narrow and wide bands of seal or beaver. the waft, where it was two-inch belt of the may also showed the yoke broidered with a chain worked out in sil.vrw tl joining of yoke and lost the skirt. The sum? trt carried out on the jars}: fronts and belt. One seen at a recent fashion show was of gold lace, combined with black charmeuse; it was on an afternoon frock, and was simple to a degree, but unusually attractive. Another of dark blue serge was made with square cut yoke, back and front, to which the lower portion of the Eton was gath- ered, forming a soft, full line across the bust, being drawn snugly in at, Among the new frocks and suits there are, too, boleros and Etons that are really quite charming. These also are becoming to the average figure. The effect of these uMitted coats is a bit more youthful than the fitted lines, which demand beauty and grace of figure. The French woman appre- eiates the line that is most becoming to her figure, and in most instances this is the straight line. _ These box models are now very smart, indeed; they appear in tailor- made suits, separate coats and fur coats. Most of the fur coats, in fact, show the box back, even if the front of the coat is belted. I Since the first showing of fall and [winter fashions there has been much [discussion as to whether the regula- tion tailored suit with normal waist- line, snugly fitted, would dominate; at first it seemed as if it would, but since then there has been a decided change toward the loose, belted mod,. els, unbelted coats with a half suggesn tion of waistline, or stranger still, TI waist at all, a return in short to the; box coat. I mands of one's personality. Fashion shows are becoming as popular with women in general as any smart social event. The dainty mannequins wear the clothes as if to "The Manor Born," and perhaps a bit more grace- fully. The wealth of artistic and smart ideas in afternoon and street frocks this season, while fascinating, is somewhat bewildering, too. Of course the chief features are the same, this is out of respect to Fash- ion's dictates, but there are any num- ber of ways that one may vary these, .I..L..£IA _AI. .. . x 7 I PI The Chief'ol the Imperial Stat! at Army who Headquarters, London. "s momma accustomed to the t suit and frock; when not he 'c?cr'rcttr', it r: far more ' than C'. his; shirt, espe- the vogue of the very wide have become used also to Pleasing Variel y Modisy tax Coat SIR ARCHLBALD MURRAY THE BOX COAT. oN"rARRrICRCHNEs TORONTO THREE NEW BRITISH LIEUTENANTGENERALS as stitched to a 3'39. Tht, skirt ' and was cm- in-".itch design thread“ at the yi'h in Sleeves. en! 'ar, [OJ 0 y wa,' Parent-itat i; wishing to man: Young Mtur--"r ha I am in love," This seems on the face of it cellent idea, It would turn p: which no one would grudgt 'wealth which the Red Cross use. The contributors would the Red Cross without cost to selves and the buyers would bargains. It is certain, indee the Canadian Red Cross, wit steadily increasing reaponsil can make good use of any ine revenue. large sums of Cross coffers. jit would seem an impossibility to i,think of any new way by which to ludd to the Red Cross funds. Picnics _,have been held, concerts given, for- .tunes told, tags sold, innumerable fother money-making; devices put into lpruetieal execution, so that the inge- ‘nuity of Canadians has been put to {the severest of tests. It has remain. led for Mr. Henry Pearce, of Victoria, Ito suggest an original idea. Mr. :Pearee, in delivering a recent Red Cross speech, stated that many thou- sanrls or people possess many super-‘ tluous articles of convertible mone- tary value, such as pictures, jewel- lery, furniture, china, curios, books,' glassware. which they would be pleased to donate to the Red Cross. ms suggestion is; that the Red Cross' everywhere hold a series of "Super- fhsity Sales," which, if run on proper business linen. with some popular ef- I feeb- of "uetior.eering, would bring“ large sums of money into the Red/ n_A__ -A-,, i! There is a wide choice in style ofl ti sleeve for both house and street cos-l tume. The later models show a p.r,o-l nounced use of the sleeve set into the', armhole with gathers. At present the} vogue is for the moderately lat-gel sleeve, with a slight exaggeration otl fulness at the elbow and over the, hand. The flare is decidedly modish,. and there is almost no limit to thel width of the flare. Slashings, trim-l mines. contrasting godets, and pan- 1 leis, are details of the new cuffs; and 1 ithe cuff may be of any length, from; ,the very narrow band cuff to thel iguuntlet, which reaches to the elbow: : and even above, leaving one to wonder l {when the cuff begins and the sleeve: ‘ends. Do these cuffs and gatherings " predict, perhaps, a return to the big',' sleeves with their inside ruffles and'l handings of crinoline which made lifel so interesting some years ago? I Patterns can be obtained at your local McCall dealer, or from The Me- Call Companv. Dept. W., Bond Street, Toronto, 0211. Ao. 6836 A Krimmer Trimmed Serge. and decidedly bizarre in effect. Much of the grace of the gown is suerifieed with those skirts. In this, the lmh month of the war l NEW IDEA FOR RED CROSS FUNDS. 'the round length evening frock for dancing, and approve of its comfort- able commdn sense, but the ‘formal dinner frock, with its slinky, pointed train, and its extremely short front is somewhat disconcerting. One un- usually striking model exhibited late- ly, developed in a wonderful brocade of Bianchini’s, was made with one of I these extremely short skirts and a} long, pointed train; although rich and) wonderful, the gown was startling a. It would tux; property one would grudge into tM. A. h . -- ho ts in teturpratr, command on Chief of the General Mate, Galllpoll roman]... SIR Wt [LIAM BIRD\VOOD 'hat is your reason for marry my daughter?” -“I have no reason, sir. I mthout cost to them- buyers would secure certain, indeed, that ed Cross, with its ing responsibilities, use of any increased face of it an ex- Crosg coil-ti assist - “,_ ... "n. "'"""' of tigers, they beat their trunks on .the ground. “Is your husband an optimist?" "Weil," replied the tired-looking woman, “he's an optimist in hop- ing for the best, but a good deal of a pessimist in working for it." sch ma renunc to certain new troops: "Regiments that have been months in the trenches and seen hard furhtine maintain their tsoldier-like bearing and tmart gppearance, while you men yet untried are going about in I slovenly, unsoldier-like fashion and neglecting military eourtetries," he said. He added, "This will cease." And it did. l He is u terror to slaekers-omcer. slackers included. Punetilious in military etiquette himself. he exacts a similar standard from others. One of his most cherished convictions is that the first-rate flithtet. keeps him- self as spruce under war conditions as possible, and no one will ever for- get his rebuke to certain new troops: "Regiments that have been months in the trenches and seen hard fiehtine maintain their soldier-like bearimr “The New Commander-in-chief in the , Dardanellcs. i All the otliciul dry-as-dust details ‘of the life of Sir C. C. Monro, the inc-w ecmmandev-in-c.hiet in the Dar.. idanellcs, have been published. Here are some more intimate details from an officers' mess somewhere in France. In appearance he is a rather thick-set man with a short, bristly moustache and steely eyes. full of character. His voice is quiet but em- phatie, Every word he utters and every gesture he makes is itutinctl with a restrained pugnacity and dog- , v.edness. On parade he is typieally, British, and no general can inspire more confidence with less persoml_ effort. You can see a regiment stitten I under his very glance. A terror, but l, a just terror. ' Nten elephants are i Jackets also have the lone, ti, fur-trimmed sleeves and furs are in Russian effect. l Hip or seven-eighth lengths prevail l, in coats, although various lengths are (shown, With the three-piece suit the iredingote is invariably shown. The side closing is seen frequently [in coats, usually with the high collar. iUsually the collars are of the same imaterial as the suit, but often they are of velvet or fur, fastening at the side in line with the one-sided fasten- ing of the jacket. [ Flat envelope handbags are in high favor. Women of fashion like these long, narrow poeketbooks to carry 1(r.'i'li tailored suits. Fine seals, vach- lettes and glazed leathers are used land the silk linings are sometimes ‘plain and at other times gay, with ;birds of paradise, parrots and the Nike. Some of these bags have eight Ior nine pockets to recommend them. The waistline occupies its normal place with a nipped-in effect and belts, are placed at the sides, front and back or all round. I Among the new fur coats are the (lone garments with La Mode's saucy :tioned flare at the hem; in others; the ihfluenee of the early Victorian} era is noticeable. A beautiful man-E teau is trimmed with cross fox; also? a sealskin trimmed white fox and an-, other seal-trimmed clear gray Aus-) tralian opossum. Again, the short} (-oatee has not been neglected, andi the guises in which it is to be viewed are as original as they are fascinat- ing. Natural and dyed musquash; coats are just now in very meat de-l mand. I j Gossip on Winter Models. 1'i'iiiliiL, “a give them a sip to :' It is to the period of the second 'drink when they were thirsty, and iempire that the notable dressmakers 'the sunbeams would warmly caress have gone for inspiration for the ‘every little bloom. When they found winter models. One great couturiere a wee green bud that longed to be- has gone even further back and has 3come a lovely flower, the aunbeams revived the redingote. In this con- _ would smile upon the bud, and then nection it is interesting to note that; it would turn into a blossom. he is the grandson of the man Tho; "One day a little whispering nin- created the redingote for Louis Phil-.drop and a gay little sunbeam met ippe, a coat that a few years later re- ' over the some flower. ‘See, Red Rose,' [presented the smartest attire for the said the Raindrop, q have brought a Parisiennes of that day. In its new- cool drink of sky water for you.' est form it gives to the figure the, "'And I,' said the Sunbeam, 'have small waist effect; the skirts, how-'come to warm you, and to ask whe- ever, are wide, with gathered panels ther you know of any little green at the sides. Many original touches buds that would like to have me smile are introduced in the arrangement of at them. I do more to make you} the revers, collars and other minor happy than my cousin Raindrop.' f details. Fur is extensively employed; "'r help you more than Sunbeam, for decorative purposes. The cuffs don't I, Red Rose?' asked Raindrop are hemmed with it and so are the . in a soft voice. i many varieties of the choker collar. i " ‘Both of vou are “an: "and tn‘ A TERROR To SLACK ERS, SIR WELLEAM ROBERTSON Diirerentiation. Fashion Hints in the v_icinity long, tight, bearing 3 ttitrh pl; you men {ffworite _ instinct and dog- typically , inspire cut A second deity which men Herve while professing to worship the true God is Force. This trod has uttered is new and fluterimr beatitude--ts1- ed are the strong, for they shall in, herit the earth. Under his suprem- acy only they who can smash through all resistance, only men of blood and iron, sre fit to survive. The dominion. of this -deity sre wide, but he In: set up his soul of government in Prussis for the unseat Keep the Fouls and the "tstte, compliment the preacher and pay their respects to the old God, but their thoughts are afar " on the high place or the grove where their favorite deity is installed. To be rich and increased in goods, to fare mmtptuously every day, to ride about in liveried elegance, to occupy a still larger spece in the social firmtuttent --this is their nmbltion. There is, first, the golden calf. the trod of wealth, whose devotees are counted by tens of thousands. Money. more money, is the be all and the end all of their very existence. They fear the Lord, oh, yes; they Ro up to the temple or to the synagogue; they sing the hymns, say the pray- ers. repeat the creed, tomutteet at the proper moment, of the children of Jove. These words might have been writ- ten yesterday, so persistent are they and so applicable to present day tendency. lwish to point out the three most popular deities of the tttod, ern world. The First is the Golden Calf; the Second i: is Intellect. The number of claims of the British life oftiees are not available. but as for the industrial offices their claims now number 46,000, which is 4,000 War Has Coat British Companies Over 327,000,000. It is estimated that the war has cost the insurance offices in the British Empire more than $27,000,000. This is made up as follows: British life offices . . . . . . .$14,000,000 British industrial oftiees.. 4,352,650 British friendly societies. . 2,500,000 Canadian life offices. . . . ' . 3,500,000 Australasian . . . . . . ... . . . 2,000,000 Dependencies . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000,000 "'Both of you are very good to me, and without you I could never live,' the little blossom answered. " 'And l,' said the Sunbeam, ‘hnve come to warm you, and to ask whe- ther you know of uny little green buds that would like to have me smile at them. I do more to make you happy than my cousin Raindrop.' {The little raindrops would softly {bathe all the gentle flowers, and the laughing sunbesms would slip up and dry the bright flower faces with light fintternr. The rain-drops would whisper beautiful stories to all the blossoms, and give them a sip to drink when they were thirsty, and the sunbeam; would warmly csress every little bloom. When they found Total The Most Popular Deities l, "Well, Tiny-tot," and mother took her on her lap, "long, long ago the little raindrops and the dancing, merry sunbeam: used to play to- gether in the sky. They were cous- ins and loved one another very dear- ly. They used to play hide and leek round the clouds, end sometimes they would come down to earth together. "But Raindrop and Sunbeam were I "Oh come, mother, comet. It', BO Ibeautiful!" cried Tiny-tot, n she [looked from the window with shining (blue eyes. -- . .. . ..,.“._ come from t" Tiny-tot, quite breathless from her tumbled words, looked up, round- eyed, into her mother's face. uluxgv, lulu Vlvnuv' ..-... - ._--.~v ___ "O mother, I never saw anything so wonderful! It looks like a bridge in fairyland. What is it? Where did it come from t" rV---'---c~ -__v . - - --red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and vio_let,--huntr n rainbow. "iioif,i"iuniud and hurried to look where Tiny-tot's chubby finger was pointing. There, w_ay up in the Iky, INSURANCE CLAIMS HIGH. u A CI N if ,t28 - ’ I ‘ , .J Mg LLLD 'ei' elk (i'g fjta tEl led L, Cj? -- Ln 1 [TJ)) lift)“ Cy Fe' ca 3% itgg,l Gkil éai)t a. " i LN, ly ispitfiii"iii,l"t).'1l0liGd.ii say‘ The Rainbow $27,352,650 $14,000,000 4,852,650 '2,600,000 3,500,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 P Still another deity whom " is y fashionable in these days to some i< y Intellect. Men fear and in a DPT- le functory way worship Him who is the _ [river of every good and perfect gift. but they serve and put their faith in e intellectual attainment and achieve. e ment, and they cherish the delusion r, that the greatness of a people is tr d be reassured by their knowledge. V They seem to be blind to the fact that '. knowledge is at the best only a weap- ' on which may be wielded by a istuull' - drel as well as by a saint. The “hole , ~world is indebted to the Germans be. lcauee of the multa of their Bcienti, {he research. Their achievements in vlthia respect have enriched the other '. nations. who have not been slow tt' t own the primacy of that people it, '3 varioul d-tment,, of .cientific “knowledge. But the civilized world l, ‘haa no ablation to "er to knowledge gwhlch "eastern: itself into asphyx- ihting gue- and infUmm.bie liquid, and Zeppelin: and undersea bouts. for ‘the [winning and torture of an hon. (iiir'ii foe and the murder of inm- eent Women and children. If thir: he ‘culture, give In barbariam’sm. The ,nation which rules in science but rules Ie,'. ethics. which rules in culture but :rules out conscience. which rules in l'I‘hor but rules out Jesus, invites doom. Thou shalt worship the Lord [thy God-the God of justice an: :Inemy. righteousneaa and truth, and Jim: only shalt thou 'serve.---' lThoenas R. Naeuod. lwhere his sway seems to be unchal- Jentred. There he is worshipped i, "pirit and in truth, Might. Kultur "fieiency, "the will to power," are ithe wntchwords of his worshippers. ,He in Germany's "good old ttod"- its war god. He in invoked by the Kai.» (ii and he accompanies the Knisrl"- lsmiles. He knows nothing of mov'vy ‘or chivalry or fair pluy, but mit- fforce. before whose onslaught civi1iizn, tion must go under. Be knows. ",r respect for treaties or pledged wm-F of honor. Any respect for such {imm- ie only mediaeval foolery. Home vhn atrocities which have tilled Christian hearts with horror-women \viulu'v-i and mutilated, babies impaled ard erueitied, old men and invalids rm}:- lessly murdered. priests tortured mm slaughtered. All this in obedience 'st the god Force. "Yep," he replied sadly. "Bct,re. I was married I dwuys had a half- dollar to give." f Ditcmt New. "Before we were mairied you n'.. wayu are the waiter half a dollar,' the laid. _ “book? they cried. Wow beswxl ful is that shining bridge of calm." Jt makes us want to love one nnothw more, and never, never, never to :qwrel. Because it appears only ‘when the rein is falling pm! is Mitt ,by the sunlight with the colors " {many flowers, we milieu" it a ruin- bow.' 'u-Youth':, Comtinion. " for the life oeirerr, it must be borne in mind that they cater only to the walthier dunes, and the claims they have been called upon to meet include one for $500,000 and several for $250,000. more than a month ago. The largest oftiee in this group. the Prudential. ha: lately been paying claims at the rate of $60,000 a week, and at prey-em its total war claims amount to plow on $2,500,000, while others have paid as much as $15,000 a week. “The next time Sunbeam and Ram drop came out together, everyone m, earth who looked up into the air saw a deeming fairy bridge springing from the earth in a broad arch acrnw the sky. "%, we slum Bo we slum _i..;. only cried Red Rose, Marigold. Hut tereup, little Green Vine and Violet. make YI "'Weit, I I'll" never Irvin p out when you do, Cousin Raindz Sunbeam cxclninpd. I questions: "'r make you happier Jill I:.. drop doen, don't It' ' Sunbeam “I do help you more'tlnn S beam. don't It" asked Raindrop. Itt "tMed. Eldl "I'M the flower to '" that he did more for her tlr, the other. Bo they went from tlm mi role to the Inn-in“, from the mu', gold to the buttercup. from the hu: n cup to the forget-me-not, and MM a. the little green vine and the ma.- nnd asked of each in turn tho "i u questions: I Itlture and Barbuianinm the Third Marlo ef -thei “union “was. hum bat-nun III-incl. Barby Medina III. An ll“ Eel